King Jr. was an activist fighting for the Black community to end of the segregation and wanted to united people together. When he wrote the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” he was the President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. This is important to annotate because even though he was not the president of the United States, he was giving the position power by the African-Americans community to represent them. Himself had vivid all the suffering. Mr. King Jr. wrote “Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds” (Norton, 2012). It was 8 clergy man that requested for him not to protest or he will be going to prison, he did not hesitate to do it because he was fighting the great cause of freedom and he was persistent on his believes. He was a key player and working side by side with President John F. Kennedy proposes a law during June 1963 in the words of kindness he states it “ the United States “will not be fully free until all of its citizens are free.”” (History, 2010) This proves that the United States rights for the Black community was getting ready for a big change. After Mr. President Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963, the movement rights for the black community did not slow down. The new President Lyndon B. Johnson created and signed the civil right act of 1964.
King Jr. was an activist fighting for the Black community to end of the segregation and wanted to united people together. When he wrote the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” he was the President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. This is important to annotate because even though he was not the president of the United States, he was giving the position power by the African-Americans community to represent them. Himself had vivid all the suffering. Mr. King Jr. wrote “Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds” (Norton, 2012). It was 8 clergy man that requested for him not to protest or he will be going to prison, he did not hesitate to do it because he was fighting the great cause of freedom and he was persistent on his believes. He was a key player and working side by side with President John F. Kennedy proposes a law during June 1963 in the words of kindness he states it “ the United States “will not be fully free until all of its citizens are free.”” (History, 2010) This proves that the United States rights for the Black community was getting ready for a big change. After Mr. President Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963, the movement rights for the black community did not slow down. The new President Lyndon B. Johnson created and signed the civil right act of 1964.